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An A bstract of a Thesis Entitled
"THE APOLLOS OF THE WEST"
THE LIFE OF JOHN ALLEN GANO
The purpose of this thesis is the presentation of the life of John
Allen Gano, a man im portant in the history of both early Kentucky and
the Restoration Movement. Research toward that end resulted in
the recovery of many im portant documents concerning the period.
Basic m aterials are his own w ritings, whether in his "Biographical
Notebook, " his frequent letters to the M illennial H arbinger, or that
found reported to or copied in other brotherhood papers. In addition,
a wealth of secondary sources are utilized to complete the overall
picture of his life and tim es.
Information gathered from prim ary and secondary sources is
presented in a combination chronological-topical order. A presenta­
tion of John Allen Gano's early years of preparation is followed by an
examination of each of the great events in his life as they chronologically
occurred.
Preceding the two chapters on the life of John Allen Gano is an
introductory chapter on his fam ily background. This chapter traces
the five generations of the Gano family that led to the generation of
John Allen Gano, and it provides the historical setting at the time of
his birth.
Following the two chapters on the life of John Allen Gano is a
concluding chapter on his descendants. This chapter centers around
the life of his oldest son, G eneral Richard M. Gano, a man im portant
in the history of the Civil W ar and early Texas, as well as in the
Restoration Movement.
The findings of this thesis show that both John Allen Gano and
G eneral Richard M. Gano were men of leadership in the brotherhood
and w ere closely associated with the main problem s and discussions
of their contem poraries. The thesis dem onstrates that both men
played prom inent roles in the progress of the P„es to ration Movement
in their generations, and that their contributions to this movement
have not been fully appreciated by recent historians.
The preaching career of John Allen Gano spanned six decades,
and that of Richard Gano covered a period of forty-seven years.
Together this father and son team accounted for 107 years of preaching
in the Restoration M ovement, and this record is unparalleled in the
annals of Restoration History.
In addition to the contributions of John Allen Gano and Richard
Gano, this thesis also provides inform ation on several m em bers of
the Gano fam ily who w ere associated with the Restoration Movement.
Of these the m ost im portant are: Captain Daniel Gano, M ary Goforth
Gano, M ajor Daniel Gano, M ary Gano Burnet, W illiam B. Gano and
M aurice Gano.
Information is included on the baptism of General George W ashing­
ton by Chaplain John Gano near the end of the Revolutionary W ar.
Special attention is given to tracing the relationship of the famous
Am erican businessm an, Howard Hughes, to the Restoration Movement.
Altogether this thesis spans ten generations of the Gano family in
A m erica, and covers a period of m ore than 300 years.
"THE APOLLOS OF THE WEST"
THE LIFE OF JOHN ALLEN GANO
A Thesis
Presented to
The Faculty of the Graduate School
Abilene Christian College
In P artial Fulfillm ent
Of the Requirem ents for the Degree
M aster of Arts
by
Jerry Bryant Rushford
May 1972
This thesis, directed and approved by the candidate's com mittee,
has been accepted by the Graduate Council of Abilene Christian College
in partial fulfillm ent of the requirem ents for the degree of
MASTER OF ARTS
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Dean
Date
Thesis Committee
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................... 1
I. THE EARLY GENERATIONS.................................................................. 6
ETIENNE GAYNEAU (1630-1733)................................................ 6
REVEREND JOHN GANO (1727-1849) ...................... 8
CAPTAIN DANIEL GANO (1758-1849)........................................ 31
DR. STEPHEN GANO (1762-1838)................................................ 33
MAJOR-GENERAL JOHN STITES G A N O ............................... 40
BRIGADIER GENERAL RICHARD MONTGOMERY
GANO (1775-1815).......................... 45
MAJOR DANIEL GANO (1794-1873)............................................ 47
SUMMARY..................................................................................................... 52
II. JOHN ALLEN GANO: EARLY YEARS (1805-1827) . . . . 54
B EG IN N IN G S............................................................................................ 54
EDUCATION ............................................................................................ 57
CONVERSION TO C H R IS T ............................................................. 61
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY L I F E ................................................ 68
III. JOHN ALLEN GANO: PREACHER AND EXHORTER
(1827-1887) 73
CONVERSION OF JACOB CREATH, SR................................... 73
CHAPTER PAGE
PREACHING IN 1827 .............................. 77
THE IMPACT OF ALEXANDER C A M PB ELL.................. 83
SUMMARY OF 1827 . ......................... 85
JOHN ALLEN GANO'S FIVE CH U RCH ES.......................... 87
PREACHING (1828-1830) 92
GANO'S WEALTH . .................................................................. 95
ARTICLES ON "THE LORD'S SU PPER"............................... 98
THE CAMPBELL-STONE U N IO N ............................................ 103
THE SMITH-ROGERS M IN ISTR Y ............................................ 107
PREACHING (1833-1836).................................................................. Ill
"THE APOLLOS OF THE W E S T "............................................ 120
V/ALTER SCOTT AND BACON C O L L E G E ...................... 124
PREACHING (1827-1840) 127
THE CAMPAIGN IN MASTON COUNTY, KENTUCKY. 147
THE LEXINGTON CONFERENCE ON U N ITY .................. 150
PREACHING (1841-1843) 153
THE CAM PBELL-RICE D E B A T E ............................................ 159
THE GROWTH OF A M OVEM ENT............................................ 161
THE DEATH OF BARTON WARREN S T O N E .................. 164
PREACHING (1846-1849) 167
LOUISIANA TRAVELS ............................................................. 173
CHAPTER PAGE
THE AMERICAN CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY
SOCIETY................................................................................................ 177
PREACHING IN THE PRE-W AR DECADE: 1850-
1860 179
THE CIVIL WAR YEARS. ......................................................... 196
THE AGED WARRIOR: 1866-1887 ........................................ 200
THE DEATH OF JOHN ALLEN G A N O ............................... 201
IV. THE RECENT G EN ERA TIO N S..................................................... 207
GENERAL R. M. GANO. . ..................................................... 207
THE CHILDREN OF GENERAL R. M. GANO . . . . 250
HOWARD HUGHES (1950-19__) .......................... 254
CONCLUSION......................................................................................................... 256
BIBLIOGRAPHY.................................................................................................... 258